Time is the most valuable thing we have in life. Therefore it is also important how we choose to prioritize it. The older I get, it gets more and more clear to me, that the most expensive thing we are given is: time! I write incredibly often about prioritization, and to keep in mind that life should be lived in the moment. We must remember to be here right this second and be grateful for what we have. Do not be afraid to change your life or the path you’ve chosen, if you find out on your way that this road is not for you or you feel unhappy. Life is too precious to waste doing anything less than what makes you happy. Life can suddenly be taken away from us, I have seen and heard many scary examples of that this year. Therefore, I choose every day to be the best and most happy version of myself. It’s something I’ve got much better at over the years, and daily remind myself that every day is a gift, so it’s worth spending every moment doing what you like with the people you love..

One thing I would also like to discuss with you in this post is the negative impact social media can have on our daily lives and overall joy, and I feel like that goes hand in hand with time. The time we “waste” on checking social media and forget to be present. I myself hate to be with friends and family who are not present when you are with them. That was me before, but fortunately I decided to change because I didn’t like letting my family and friends down. I can now feel a drastic positive difference to my own happiness when I’m with the once I care about. Now that I’m actually present, I now know that before I never listened – even though I fully believed I did. The truth can be hard to admit, but today I remember everything my family and friends tell me. I love to sit and listen and there’s nothing better than leaving my phone at home or a place where I can not see or hear it and focus on the moment!

Our generation lives largely through social media. We have an urge for almost constantly having to check and see what others are doing, because we somehow are afraid to “miss out”. Our phone is stealing lots of our precious time and it sucks all of our energy out of us. Constantly checking our phone is something we do completely unconsciously because it have become a bad habit. Even if we sit together with our family or watch a good movie, we still can not help looking at our mobile, because we just “quickly” want to check. Before we know of it 10-20 minutes have passed and we still sit there with the phone in our hand, and again forget to be there wherever we are, with the people around us.

I work and live on social media and I love what I do – but I’m extremely sad that a lot of young girls and boys out there can’t distinguish social media from reality. I love to blog, take beautiful pictures and share my life experience, outfit tips, travel and much more with you. You can use social media in many different ways, and I make my platform very “honest” and genuine. I write about my hard times and try not to be perfect in any way. I am who I am, and that’s okay! It really makes me sad that so many out there across all social media channels give an unrealistic picture of life. Throughout my blog’s lifetime, I’ve always been skinless honestly with you, and I’ve always shared my ups and downs with you. To me it’s important that you know I’m like you, I do not want to decorate on the reality and create a perfect glossy image because that’s not how the world and reality is. I’m going through breakup’s, can sometimes feel lonely and yes I also have problems with my skin, etc. Nothing is perfect and I think that’s the beautiful part about life. Everything is not what it looks like on social media, so keep that in mind next time you scroll through instagram. Much of it is a setup, edited and shot just to get that great shot for social media. My instagram also looks like a perfect life when you scroll though. It seems like I travel around the world and have a picture perfect life, but you angels who follow me knows that here on the blog is where I openly write about the backside of everything. My blog is my platform where you can “dive into” my world and thoughts. You get to come behind the facade and follow my life through good and bad.

My life is not perfect and that what I love about it. If we did not have to go through hard times, tried to have a stupid x boyfriend, tried to have the wrong job, drank way too much, had a friend who did not treat us well and kissed the wrong guy – then how would we know our limit and know what’s good and what we clearly dont want to put ourselves through? When would we know if we have found the man of our dreams, how could we appreciate him if we did not have anything to compare with? How would we know if we have the perfect job if we haven’t tried anything else. I see it as an important and hard learning time to go through heavy periods. As stupid as it may sound I always try to look at hard times as a gift. These times are there for us to learn more about ourselves, our limits, reactions and goals in life. They are not fun having to go through, and it’s hard to see the meaning of it all when you are buried and right in the middle of it. But believe me, there is a reason why you sometimes go through a tough period. Keep up love and believe that it’s because there is better waiting on the other side. It’s not until afterwards looking back at it all, that we realize the meaning of all the madness. We learn how we want to be treated by others and how we want to live our lives.

I am deeply grateful for the hard times I have had to go through the last year, since it without one second doubt have been the most educational and hard year of my life..

I’ve been in a terrible relationship that was so draining on all fronts. I could not breathe in the end, and I taught myself how to get out of a relationship with a very unstable man whom I have been afraid of. That was the toughest things I have ever gone through. I came out on the other side and suddenly met a man who adores me and never ever will treat me that way. It is like night and day and every day I feel deeply grateful, that I took the chance and came out on the other side where there are bright days filled with joy and dreams.

I er de bedste, tusind tak for at I stadig har lyst til at læse med.
Knus jeres Isabella

A few questions there’s worth asking ourselves sometimes are: Is it really so important what others think of us? Why do we always strive for the better? Eat healthier, be slimmer, the latest designer bag, better jobs, etc. When is what we have actually good enough? Is it the social media that makes us think we have so little. Traveling too little and feeling less important, because we are constantly being spammed with beautiful pictures of the most delicious breakfast table in Paris and infinity pools in Thailand?

Every morning we wake up the first thing we do is to check our phone. What hits us straight away is the picture perfect life. We put the phone away and immediately we think, “What am I doing with my life?” I’m laying here in my used black leggings, which actually should have been washed 3 days ago with greasy hair and looking down at my boring oatmeal and instant coffee. We forget to remember that behind each beautifully edited image is also a human being with feelings and ups and downs like ourselves.

I love social media. I feel like there is two sides to it. It can also have a fantastic, inspiring influence. You just have to learn to see realistic at what you see, and sort out the channels or unfollow the once that makes you feel unhappy. For example, I only follow bloggers and instagrammers who can inspire me. I follow the once that can take my mind off things in a positive way, bloggers there makes me question big questions in life, or blogs I love that can make put a big smile on my face because they are honest and write about small everyday things or lifes up and downs. It must be rewarding and not draining. You can yourself choose which influence it should have on you, so choose the once that makes you feel good about yourself. People who can inspire you or give you a break from reality. Out with all the negative – what are we going to use that for?! Remember to here in the present with the once you love. Put your phone away and you will soon feel a world of different. <3

Loved this post, but even love more the way you are always so honest! Sometimes I find myself looking for that perfect life surrounded by trips to bali and amazing locations so it’s always good to read something like this <3